A pregnant woman was served cleaning solution instead of a latte at McDonald's

A pregnant woman was accidentally served a cleaning agent in a coffee cup from her local McDonald’s branch, instead of the latte she ordered.

Sarah Douglas, who is expecting her third child later this year, visited a drive-thru McDonald's in Alberta, Canada where she requested the coffee. But when she took a sip of her drink, she immediately spat it out, realising it certainly wasn't a latte she'd been served at all.

After heading into the restaurant to complain, Sarah discovered that two cleaning lines were still hooked up to the latte machine. "I showed him the coffee and he had asked if I wanted a new one, and I said, 'absolutely not, this is unacceptable,'" she told local news site Lethbridge News Now.

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Sarah quickly contacted medical experts and was transferred to poison control, however neither she nor her unborn baby are thought to have suffered any noticeable subsequent harm.

The McDonald’s in question has since issued an apology for their dangerous error.

"Since learning about the complaint, our team has been in very close contact with the guest and apologised to her," the statement read. "The health inspector also visited my restaurant and is not investigating further.

"McDonald’s is renowned for its food safety protocols and I am sorry that this happened in my restaurant here in Lethbridge.

"What happened is that the machine was being cleaned – as it is every morning. Unfortunately, the milk supply line was connected to the cleaning solution while this guest’s drink was made," the explanation continued.

"We have taken immediate action to review the proper cleaning procedures with the team and have put additional signage up as an added reminder."

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Sarah, who is 32 weeks pregnant, says she made her experience public to make sure incidents like this never happens again.

"As a mother, I want to make sure I have voice and that I’m being heard in terms of the safety of consumers," Canada's The Starreports she said.

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